Access to Safe and Legal Abortion: A European Perspective

Accessing safe abortions is a matter of human rights, social justice, bodily autonomy and a basic health concern. In countries where abortion is illegal, criminalized or not effectively accessible, women and girls resort to the most unsafe procedures which can lead to complications and detrimental health consequences, even death. Recent developments in Europe have put the reproductive rights of women and girls under severe pressure. With this factsheet, a collective of young European advocates aims to raise awareness about women’s and girl’s rights to safe and legal abortion and to encourage the reader to engage in ongoing discussions about reproductive rights.